[5] The specific name, zugorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of American herpetologist George R. Zug and his wife Patricia.

[7] Zugs' monitor was described from a juvenile museum specimen originally labeled as Varanus indicus.

[4] The Biodiversity Group is currently working to find the Zug's monitor using EDNA and using a 3D scanning camera to avoid having to taxidermy the specimen.

The body and limbs are patternless save for scattered bluish scales.

The tail is mostly patternless except for a dozen faint dark bands towards the tip.