| Named By: | Edward Drinker Cope 1895 |
| Time Period: | Cisuralian, 280-270.6 Ma |
| Location: | USA, Oklahoma, Texas |
| Size: | Up to 80 centimetres long |
| Diet: | unavailable |
| Fossil(s): | Known from hundreds of specimens |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Amniota | Captorhinida | Captorhinidae | |
Captorhinus is an extinct genus of captorhinid reptiles that lived during the Permian period. Its remains are known from North America, Europe, India and Africa.