Typový druh
Philypnus chalmersi Nichols & Pope, 1927.
Původní popis
Li, H.-J., He, Y., Jiang, J.-M., Liu, Z.-Z. & Li, C.-H. 2018. Molecular systematics and phylogenetic analysis of the Asian endemic freshwater sleepers (Gobiiformes: Odontobutidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 121: 1-11.