The new species is called Limnonectes beloncioi, with the common name Mindoro Fanged Frog in honor of Mindoro Island where it lives.

The Giant Luzon fanged frog (Limnonectes macrocephalus) has fangs similar to the Mindoro Fanged Frog.

The frogs looked just like a species of fanged frog (Acanth's Fanged Frog) found on another island, but the researchers discovered the Mindoro critters had a different mating call. .