| Named By: | K. Gao & Z. Cheng in 1999 | 
| Time Period: | Early Cretaceous, 106.9 Ma | 
| Location: | China -Doushan Formation. Japan | 
| Size: | Unavailable | 
| Diet: | Carnivore | 
| Fossil(s): | Partial remains of at least two individuals | 
| Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Scincomorpha | | 
Pachygenys ("thick jaw") is a genus of scincomorphan lepidosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan. Its name is composed of the Greek words pakhus pachys ("thick") and genus genys ("jaw").