Toadzilla, an enormous cane toad discovered in Australia, could set a new record.

Rangers in northeastern Australia were stunned when they came across what might be the largest toad ever recorded, weighing almost 6 pounds.

Named 'Toadzilla' by the rangers, this 2.7-kilogram (5.9-pound) amphibian was found last week in Conway National Park, Queensland, while park officials were performing track maintenance, according to a social media post from the Department of Environment and Science.

In a tweet posted Thursday, the department shared that the rangers were 'amazed to find a monstrous cane toad.'

Ranger Kylee Gray explained that the team encountered the giant toad when she stepped out of their vehicle to let a snake cross the track.

In a statement from the department on Friday, Gray recalled, 'I bent down to grab the cane toad and was shocked by how enormous and heavy it was.'

'We named it Toadzilla,' Gray added, explaining that they acted swiftly to remove the creature, as a toad of that size can consume 'anything that fits in its mouth.'

Thought to be a female, as females are generally larger than males, the toad was taken to the rangers' base for weighing. Rangers believe Toadzilla might set a new record.

The current Guinness World Record for the largest toad was established in 1991 by Prinsen, a pet toad from Sweden, which tipped the scales at an impressive 2.65 kg (5.13 lb).

Toadzilla was later 'euthanized due to the harm cane toads inflict on the environment,' the department mentioned in a tweet.

The Department of Environment and Science informed Dinogo on Friday that Toadzilla has been sent to the Queensland Museum for further study.

Originally from South America and mainland Central America, cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 as a natural predator to cane beetles.

However, they turned into an invasive and harmful species, causing 'severe damage to our native wildlife,' the department stated.