When you’re exploring the natural bushland around Murphy’s Creek Escape, you might encounter one of Queensland’s most distinctive reptilesβthe pink-tongued skink. This remarkable lizard, with its unusual colouration and fascinating behaviours, is just one of the many wildlife species that call the Lockyer Valley home.
Beneath the leaf litter and loose soil of bushland areas like Murphy’s Creek Escape lies one of Australia’s most peculiar reptilesβa creature so unusual that it challenges our very understanding of what makes a lizard a lizard. Meet the three-clawed worm-skink, a secretive resident that calls the Lockyer Valley bushland home.