What is Peltobatrachus?
{{Taxobox |name = ''Peltobatrachus'' |fossil_range = |image = Peltobatrachus_BW.jpg |image_width = 250px |image_caption = ''Peltobatrachus pustulatus'' |regnum = [[Animal]]ia |phylum = [[Chordata]] |classis = [[Amphibia]] |ordo = [[Temnospondyli]] |subordo = [[Stereospondyli]] |familia = '''Peltobatrachidae''' |genus = '''''Peltobatrachus''''' }} '''Peltobatrachus''' (from Greek pelte, meaning shield and batrakhos, meaning frog) is an extinct genus of [[temnospondyl]] [[amphibian]]s from the late [[Permian]] period of [[Tanzania]]. They were large and slow-moving animals. They reached 70 centimeters (2.3 ft) in length. They were [[terrestrial animals|terrestrial amphibians]]. They only went back to the water to lay their eggs. They eat [[insect]]s, [[worm]]s and [[snail]]s.<ref name=EoDP>{{cite book |editor=Palmer, D.|year=1999 |title= The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000unse_y8e7|publisher= Marshall Editions|location=London|page= [https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000unse_y8e7/page/n55 52]|isbn= 1-84028-152-9}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Temnospondyls]] {{biology-stub}}