# [Dimetrodon](Rules\Source\bestiary\beast/dimetrodon-mpmm.md)
*Source: Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse p. 95*
This sail-backed reptile is commonly found in areas where dinosaurs live. It hunts on shores and in shallow water, filling a similar role to a crocodile.
```statblock
"name": "Dimetrodon (MPMM)"
"size": "Medium"
"type": "beast"
"subtype": "dinosaur"
"alignment": "Unaligned"
"ac": !!int "12"
"ac_class": "natural armor"
"hp": !!int "19"
"hit_dice": "3d8 + 6"
"modifier": !!int "0"
"stats":
- !!int "14"
- !!int "10"
- !!int "15"
- !!int "2"
- !!int "10"
- !!int "5"
"speed": "30 ft., swim 20 ft."
"skillsaves":
- "name": "[Perception](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Perception)"
"desc": "+2"
"senses": "passive Perception 12"
"languages": ""
"cr": "1/4"
"actions":
- "desc": "*Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 9 (2d6\
\ + 2) piercing damage."
"name": "Bite"
"source":
- "MPMM"
"image": "/Rules/Source/bestiary/beast/token/dimetrodon-mpmm.webp"
```
^statblock
## Environment
coastal, swamp