Was Toadzilla the biggest toad of all time?

Massive amphibian found in north Australian rainforest was ‘like a football with legs’

Toadzilla the cane toad
As a pest with no natural predators in Australia the toad was euthanised
(Image credit: Queensland Department of Environment and Science)

Park rangers in Australia believe they discovered a record-breaking giant toad deep in the north Queensland rainforest.

The colossal cane toad was stumbled upon by “shocked” ranger Kylee Gray during a patrol in Conway National Park in Queensland, reported Reuters.

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  Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.