A huge cane toad has been dubbed 'toadzilla' after breaking the record for being the heaviest of its species - weighing a whopping 2.7 kilograms.<br /><br />Wildlife workers found the animal while on patrol in Conway National Park, near Airlie Beach in Queensland.<br /><br />Workers from Queensland's Department of Environment and Science were shocked to see a cane toad of this size.<br /><br />The team returned to base with Toadzilla and confirmed that it had broken the record for heaviest cane toad - beating the previous record holder by 50 grams.<br /><br />Ranger Kylee Gray said: "I reached down and grabbed the cane toad and couldn't believe how big and heavy it was."<br /><br />The Queensland Department for Environment and Science said: "A cane toad this size will eat anything it can fit into its mouth, and that includes insects, reptiles and small mammals. <br /><br />"Some cane toads can get to 26cm, weighing 2.5kg, and the introduced species can be poisonous to wildlife as well."<br /><br />Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 and have become one of the ecosystem's biggest pests as they have no natural predators.<br /><br />Toadzilla has now been euthanised and will be donated to Queensland Museum.
