The new species name combination thus became Efraasia diagnostica. However, Galton and Robert Bakker later (1985) recommended that Efraasia be considered a junior synonym of another prosauropod, Sellosaurus gracilis.
The newly created species name combination was subsequently reclassified as Efraasia diagnostica. Nevertheless, Galton and Robert Bakker suggested in 1985 that Efraasia should be considered a junior synonym of another prosauropod, Sellosaurus gracilis.