Parapytanga is an extinct monotypic genus of temnospondyl, the type species being Parapytanga catarinensis. Parapytanga belongs to the family Rhinesuchidae...

 Brazil A basal member of Stereospondylomorpha. The type species is Parapytanga catarinensis. Procuhy Gen. et sp. nov Valid Cisneros et al. Permian (Cisuralian)...

Some of the animals discovered in the formation include Tiarajudens, Parapytanga and Pampaphoneus. The Rio do Rasto Formation is found mainly in the Brazilian...