Genus: Chromogisaurus EZCURRA, 2010
Etymology: Greek, chroma, "color, paint," Greek, gi, "ground, land," and Greek, sauros, "lizard"; in allusion to the Valle Pintado (Painted Valley) locality of the Ischigualasto Formation in which the new taxon was found.

Species: novasi EZCURRA, 2010
Etymology: In honor of Dr. Frenando Novas, for his outstanding research on early dinosaur eovolution.

Holotype: PVJS 845

Locality: Northern margin of Valle Pintado Site (Section 3 of Currie et al. 2009), Agua de la Pena Group, Ischigualasto-Villa Union Basin, Ischigualasto National Park, San Juan Province, Argentina.

Horizon: Lower levels of the Cancha de Bochas Member, Ischigualasto Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Carnian Stage, Lower Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Partial skeleton including a proximal caudal vertebra, a mid-caudal vertebra, proximal end of the right ulna, right ilium, a probable fragment of ischial shaft, both femora, left tibia, left fibula, left metatarsals II and V, pedal phalanges, including a complete left digit II and some unidentified bone fragments.