 Woof! ... Cane toad searchers were gobsmacked to find this monster in a Darwin suburb in the middle of a "breeding frenzy" / AAP |
A CANE toad the size of a small dog has been nabbed in the middle of a "breeding frenzy" at a Darwin suburb.
Dubbed the `monster toad` by its catchers, the 861g male is the largest to be caught anywhere in the Northern Territory, according to environmental group Frogwatch.
The warty pest was picked up by local volunteers during a community toad bust at Lee Point last night.
Measuring 20.5cm in length, the colossal male was one of 39 toads caught in the middle of "a breeding frenzy", said FrogWatch co-ordinator Graeme Sawyer.
"The biggest toads are usually females but this one was a rampant male," he said.
"He is huge. I would hate to meet his big sister."
The second largest toad to be caught in Darwin was a female measuring about 15cm.
"This monster is another five centimetres long and one third heavier," Mr Sawyer said.
He said it was about the size of a small dog.
First released in Queensland, cane toads have multiplied and spread across Australia, poisoning millions of native animals, including crocodiles in World Heritage-listed Kakadu.
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