Dog-sized toad found in Australia

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A giant cane toad the size of a small dog and nicknamed Toadzilla has been captured in northern Australia.

Toadzilla is the biggest cane toad ever found in Australia's Northern territory and weighs just under two pounds, according to an environmental group.

Environmentalists have been trying to stop the spread of the poisonous reptiles across the country's tropics.

The toads were introduced from Hawaii in the 1930s in a failed attempt to control native cane beetles.

Toadzilla was caught during a community reptile hunt in Darwin. Residents have been urged to help stop the spread of this most unwelcome of pests.

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