Galea spixii (Wagler 1831)

[Cavia] spixii Wagler 1831, Isis, 24: 512.

Type Locality: Brazil, restricted to Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa by Cabrera (1961:575).

Vernacular Names: Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Galea spixii subsp. spixii Wagler 1831

Subspecies Galea spixii subsp. palustris Thomas 1911

Subspecies Galea spixii subsp. wellsi Osgood 1915

Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia, east of the Andes.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes wellsi (Corbet and Hill, 1991:201); also see Cabrera (1961:575). Huckinghaus (1961:71) considered wellsi a distinct species. Karyotype has 2n=64 and FN=118 (Maia, 1984).