

The largest known toad is the cane or marine toad (Bufo marinus) of tropical South America and Queensland, Australia (introduced). An average specimen weighs 450 g (1 lb) and the largest ever recorded was a male named Prinsen (The Prince), owned by Håkan Forsberg of Åkers Styckebruk, Sweden. In March 1991 it weighed 2.65 kg (5 lb 13 oz) and measured 38 cm (1 ft 3 in) from snout to vent and 53.9 cm (1 ft 91/4 in) when fully extended.