Giant cane toad found in Queensland Australia

The animal weighed in at a possible new world record of 2.7kg (6lbs) and was discovered by park rangers on a walk in Queensland. She’s toxic, weighs as much as some newborn babies and was found in the wilds of Australia’s far north, as per The Guardian report. 

A giant cane toad, dubbed “Toadzilla”, found by rangers in Queensland’s Conway national park last week, is believed to be the largest of her species ever found.

Cane toads, which can generally grow to around 15cm (5.9in) in size, are one of Australia’s most notorious invasive species and are considered a threat to native wildlife. They have colonised various habitats across north-eastern Australia after they were introduced into Queensland in 1935 to control the cane beetle. The brown, warty toads can be fatally poisonous to wildlife and have caused local extinctions of some of their predators. They also compete with native species for shelter and resources.

The Guinness World Record for the largest toad in history is 2.65kg (5.8 lbs), found in 1991. The rangers who found “Toadzilla” took it back to their base and weighed it. She tipped the scales at 2.7kg (6lbs), which could be a new record. The Queensland Museum is interested in taking her, as she might be the largest on record.