| Named By: | Sydney H. Haughton in 1924 (Orginally named Scymnognathus tigriceps by Robert Broom and Sydney H. Haughton in 1913) |
| Time Period: | Wuchiapingian, 260.9-254 Ma |
| Location: | South Africa, Karoo Basin |
| Size: | Skulls about 30 centimetres long. Body length estimated to be around 1.5 meters |
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Fossil(s): | Remains of several individuals |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Therapsida | Gorgonopsidae | Rubidgeinae | |
| Also known as: | | Aelurognathus nyasaensis | Aelurognathus serratidens | Dixeya | Prorubidgea maccabei | Scymnognathus parringtoni | Scymnognathus tigriceps | Smilesaurus ferox | Sycosaurus broodiei | |
Aelurognathus is an extinct genus of gorgonopsian therapsid from the Permian of South Africa.