Hynerpeton shine sunan batattun halittu na ƙananan ƙananan ruwa masu ruwa waɗanda suka rayu a zamanin Late Devonian, kusan shekaru miliyan 365 da suka wuce. rarrabuwa taxonomic a cikin ilmin halitta wanda ke haɗa nau'ikan nau'ikan da ke da alaƙa. A wannan yanayin, "Hynerpeton" shine sunan jinsin, yayin da za a ƙara sunaye "nau'i" bayansa don gano takamaiman nau'ikan da ke cikin jinsin (misali, Hynerpeton bassetti, Hynerpeton cooperi, da sauransu).In A taƙaice, "genus Hynerpeton" yana nufin rarrabuwar haraji na ƙungiyar batattu, dabbobin tetrapod da ke cikin ruwa waɗanda suka rayu a zamanin Late Devonian.