| Named By: | Amalitzky in 1922 |
| Time Period: | Lopingian, 254-252 Ma |
| Location: | Russia |
| Size: | 2.5 meters long |
| Diet: | Herbivore |
| Fossil(s): | Several complete skeletons along with other remains |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Sauropsida | Procolophonomorpha | Procolophonia | Pareiasauridae | |
Scutosaurus ("Shield lizard") was a genus of parareptiles. It was an armor-covered pareiasaur that lived around 254-252 million years ago in Russia, in the later Permian period. Its genus name refers to large plates of armor scattered across its body. It was a large anapsid reptile that, unlike most reptiles, held its legs underneath its body to support its great weight.