# Peltobatrachus

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Extinct genus of temnospondyls

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](/source/Pelobatrachus).

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

Life restoration of *Peltobatrachus pustulatus*.

## 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](/source/Gorgonopsid) [therapsids](/source/Therapsid), it had developed an [armadillo](/source/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.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-P59_1-0)** Panchen, Alec L. (1959). "A new armoured amphibian from the Upper Permian of East Africa". *Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences*. **242** (691): 207–281. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1098/rstb.1959.0005](https://doi.org/10.1098%2Frstb.1959.0005).

## Further reading

- Ruta, Marcello; Pisani, Davide; Lloyd, Graeme T; [Benton, Michael J](/source/Michael_Benton) (2007). ["A supertree of Temnospondyli: Cladogenetic patterns in the most species-rich group of early tetrapods"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2293949). *Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences*. **274** (1629): 3087–3095. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1098/rspb.2007.1250](https://doi.org/10.1098%2Frspb.2007.1250). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [2293949](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2293949). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [17925278](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17925278).

v t e Stereospondyli Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Order: Temnospondyli Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see Temnospondyli Stereospondyli see below↓ Stereospondyli Stereospondyli Arachana Capulomala Peltobatrachus Lapillopsidae Lapillopsis Manubrantlia Rhigerpeton Rotaurisaurus Rhinesuchidae Australerpeton? Broomistega Laccosaurus Parapytanga? Rastosuchus Rhineceps Rhinesuchoides Rhinesuchus Uranocentrodon Lydekkerinidae Chomatobatrachus Cryobatrachus Deltacephalus Eolydekkerina Indobenthosuchus Luzocephalus? Lydekkerina Capitosauria Antarctosuchus Bukobaja Calmasuchus Capitosaurus Cherninia Cyclotosaurus Edingerella Eocyclotosaurus Eryosuchus Heptasaurus Huangfuchuansuchus Jammerbergia Kestrosaurus Kupferzellia Mastodonsaurus Meyerosuchus Odenwaldia Paracyclotosaurus Parotosuchus Quasicyclotosaurus Procyclotosaurus Promastodonsaurus Rhadalognathus Samarabatrachus Sassenisaurus Sclerothorax Selenocara Stanocephalosaurus Stenotosaurus Subcyclotosaurus Tatrasuchus Vladlenosaurus Volgasaurus Volgasuchus Warrenisuchus Watsonisuchus Wellesaurus Wetlugasaurus Xenotosuchus Yuanansuchus Trematosauria see below↓ Trematosauria Trematosauria Almasaurus Bothriceps Callistomordax Chinlestegophis Keratobrachyops Laidleria Latiscopus Qantas Rileymillerus Syrtosuchus Uruyiella Benthosuchidae Benthosuchus Kwatisuchus Trematosauridae Angusaurus Aphaneramma Cosgriffius Erythrobatrachus Gonioglyptus Hyperokynodon Icanosaurus Indolyrocephalus Inflectosaurus Lyrocephaliscus Microposaurus Panchetosaurus Platystega Prothoosuchus Stoschiosaurus Tertrema Tertremoides Thoosuchus Tirraturhinus Trematolestes Trematosuchoides Trematosaurus Trematosuchus Trematotegmen Wantzosaurus Metoposauridae Anaschisma Apachesaurus Arganasaurus Buettnererpeton Dutuitosaurus Metoposaurus Panthasaurus Rhytidosteidae Boreopelta Mahavisaurus Nanolania Peltostega Pneumatostega Rhytidosteus Sangaia Trucheosaurus Derwentiinae Arcadia Acerastia Deltasaurus Derwentia Indobrachyops Rewana Chigutisauridae Arenaerpeton Chigutisaurus Compsocerops Koolasuchus Pelorocephalus Siderops Brachyopidae Banksiops Bathignathus Batrachosaurus Batrachosuchoides Batrachosuchus Blinasaurus Brachyops Gobiops Hadrokkosaurus Notobrachyops Platycepsion Sinobrachyops Vanastega Vigilius Xenobrachyops Plagiosauridae Gerrothorax Megalophthalma Plagiobatrachus Plagiorophus Plagiosaurus Plagioscutum Plagiosternum Plagiosuchus See also: Trematosauroidea Metoposauroidea Rhytidosteoidea Brachyopomorpha Brachyopoidea Plagiosauroidea Category

Taxon identifiers Peltobatrachus Wikidata: Q2603367 GBIF: 4815934 IRMNG: 1017262 Open Tree of Life: 3621182 Paleobiology Database: 37084

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