A new armoured amphibian from the Upper Permian of East Africa

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Abstract
Amphibian material from an Upper Permian locality in the Ruhuhu Valley of Tanganyika consisting of 3 imperfect skulls, some skull fragments and about 300 post-cranial bones were studied and assigned to a new genus and spp. for which the name Peltobatrachus pustulatus is proposed. A reconstruction of the whole skeleton is attempted and the possible mode of life, that of a heavy terrestrial form is discussed. A relation between Peltobatrachus and the Triassic plagiosaurs is postulated on both cranial and postcranials characters.