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Cynocephalus (disambiguation)

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Cynocephalus may refer to;

  • Cynocephaly, a Greek word, literally meaning "dog-head", for a number of mythical creatures with the heads or faces of dogs
  • Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans), one of two species of flying lemurs
  • Yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus), a baboon from the Old World monkey family
  • Kinda baboon (Papio cynocephalus kindae), a subspecies of baboon
  • Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger
  • Rainette nébuleuse (Scinax cynocephalus), a species of frog in the Hylidae family