
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).
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Caviidae, pp. 1552-1556 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1554, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
Galea, Mammalia, Animalia, Caviidae, Rodentia, Biodiversity, Galea spixii, Chordata, Taxonomy
Galea, Mammalia, Animalia, Caviidae, Rodentia, Biodiversity, Galea spixii, Chordata, Taxonomy
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