Cryobatrachus is most similar in appearance to the temnospondyl Lydekkerina from South Africa, and to several other temnospondyls in the family Lydekkerinidae such as Limnoiketes. In all of these temnospondyls, the eye sockets are closer to the tip of the snout than they are to the back of the skull. The skull of Cryobatrachus is about 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) long, smaller than those of Lydekkerina, which are normally 7 to 8 centimetres (2.8 to 3.1 in) long.

Fossils of Cryobatrachus were first found by South African paleontologist James Kitching in the austral summer of 1971–72 as part of an expedition headed by the Institute for Polar Studies at Ohio State University, now known as the Byrd Polar Research Center.

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