A mysterious, alien-like creature has washed up on a popular beach, leaving locals stunned.

The strange creature, which was discovered on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, this week, appears to have a reptilian-like skull, flabby limbs, a long tail and claws.

Local resident Alex Tan first discovered the creature on the shore of Cotton Tree beach during his morning beach walk.

A mysterious, alien-like creature has washed up on a beach on the Sunshine Coast, leaving locals stunned

He shared a video of his encounter with the unknown animal to his Instagram page and began to provide a guess as to what it could be.

‘I’ve stumbled across something weird,’ he said to the camera. ‘This is like one of those things you see when people claim they’ve found aliens.’

As Alex provides a glimpse of the creature on camera, flies can be seen crawling on top of it and buzzing around it.

‘It looks like a de-haired possum, but different to anything I’ve seen,’ Alex continued before labelling it ‘extraterrestrial’.

Those who have reacted to the clip on social media believe it could be either a joey kangaroo or wallaby due to its features and small size.

The strange creature appears to have a reptilian-like skull, flabby limbs, a long tail and claws

Those who have reacted to the clip on social media believe it could be either a joey kangaroo or wallaby due to its features and small size