Sometimes extinction isn’t forever, it just takes the right team to discover what others could not. The Biodiversity Group (TBG) has a proven track record of discoveries and their next target is hidden somewhere in the North Molucca Islands, Indonesia. We propose to collect and process terrestrial eDNA along with their team to enhance their efforts to rediscover Zug’s monitor lizard—which represents the first time eDNA will be used in this manner.