Peltobatrachus

Peltobatrachus (from Greek pelte, meaning shield and batrakhos, meaning frog) is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the late Permian period of Tanzania. The sole species, Peltobatrachus pustulatus, is also the sole member of the family Peltobatrachidae.

Life restoration of Peltobatrachus pustulatus.

Peltobatrachus Temporal range: Late Permian, 260.4–251.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Peltobatrachus pustulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Tetrapoda
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Suborder:	†Stereospondyli
Family:	†Peltobatrachidae
Genus:	†Peltobatrachus Panchen, 1959[1]

Not to be confused with Pelobatrachus.

Description

Peltobatrachus was a large, slow moving animal, up to 70 centimetres (2.3 ft) in length. To protect itself against predators such as the large gorgonopsid therapsids, it had developed an armadillo-like armored plating covering its body and tail. The armor consisted of broad plates on the shoulders and hips and narrower plates on the rest of the body.