‘We dubbed it Toadzilla’: giant cane toad believed to be the largest of its species found in Australia

The animal weighed in at a possible new world record of 2.7kg and was discovered by park rangers on a walk in Queenland

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She’s toxic, weighs as much as some newborn babies and was found in the wilds of Australia’s far north.

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

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