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‘Toadzilla' Discovered in Australia Could Be World's Largest Cane Toad

The giant cane toad was discovered Thursday by park rangers in the state of Queensland.

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In the wild rainforest of Australia’s north, park rangers have stumbled upon a predator so large they felt they had no choice but to dub it “Toadzilla.”

The giant cane toad was discovered Thursday by rangers who were conducting track work in Conway National Park in the state of Queensland. 

“I reached down and grabbed the cane toad and couldn’t believe how big and heavy it was,” Gray said in a statement from Queensland’s Department of Environment and Science.

The massive cane toad weighed just over 5.9 pounds and is now believed to be the largest of its species. The current Guinness World Records held for the world’s largest toad is at 5.8 pounds.

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