An “elusive” Tasmanian devil that escaped a zoo by doing an “abnormally large leap” has been spotted by a home security camera, raising hopes she will be found safe.

The two-year-old marsupial named Mary has been on the run since escaping her enclosure at Paradise Country on the Gold Coast last Tuesday, which was captured on CCTV.

In a potential breakthrough, the feisty critter was filmed by security cameras loitering on a resident’s driveway in Oxenford on Sunday night, about two kilometres from where she vanished.

The resident, Caitlyn Wis, told 7NEWS: “I got a notification on my security camera and checked the footage — I thought it was a cat.”

The search has been narrowed now to an area near Saltwater Creek Reserve.

“We have triangulated the search area for Mary, the missing Tasmanian Devil, following a sighting on a home security camera,” said Lauren Mousley, Paradise Country Curator of Wildlife on Facebook.

Experienced teams are on the hunt for Mary. Photo: Facebook (Paradise Country)

With this hopeful development in the search mission, Mousley urged residents to check their home security cameras.

“We are asking the local community to monitor their security cameras for any movements, and if they do sight Mary to not approach or attempt to capture to avoid risk of injury.”

Paradise Country said its team has been methodically conducting extensive searches with experienced wildlife teams, sniffer dogs, thermal imagery drones and humane capture devices deployed around the park and surrounding bushland.

“Our priority remains on relocating Mary to ensure her welfare, and we will continue to search the property and are investigating additional resources to assist in finding her.”

Paradise Country is an accredited zoological facility.

Mary and her companion Mavka arrived there as part of a wider conservation initiative for Tasmanian devils.

“The welfare of all the animals in our care is our highest priority, and our habitats are specifically designed to ensure the safety and security of each species, with incidents of this nature extremely rare.”