 The first species Broom discovered, "Bauria cynops", was a reasonably complete skull, but according to the first description somewhat poorly preserved, and apparently equally poorly prepared.Five other specimens were later found at different points in time, with mostly skulls being found.Only two species of "Bauria" are known, with the most recent one, "Bauria robusta", being discovered by J. W. Kitching in 1955 in the Burghersdorp district 

In a recent paper, it has been found that "Microgomphodon oligocynus" and "Bauria cynops" are recognized as the only valid species of southern African bauriids.