Genus: Nanictocephalus BROOM, 1940
Etymology: Greek, nanos, "pigmy, dwarf," Greek, iktis, "ferret," Greek, kephale, "head" + us: Pigmy ferret head.

Species: richardi BROOM, 1940
Etymology:

Holotype: RC 16

Locality: Doornplaas, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material: Skull and lower jaw.