This taxon originally was named Cabralia lavinai by Sérgio Dias-da-Silva, Claudia Marsicano and Cesar Leandro Schultz in 2006 but this name was preoccupied by the Brazilian moth Cabralia (Moore, 1882).[1] Thus, Dias-da-Silva and Marsicano proposed Sangaia as a replacement generic name later in 2006.[2]
^Sérgio Dias-da-Silva; Claudia Marsicano (2006b). "Sangaia, a replacement generic name for the rhytidosteid temnospondyl Cabralia, a preoccupied name". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (4): 1004. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[1004:SARGNF]2.0.CO;2. hdl:11336/93007.