Galea spixii

(Wagler, 1831)

Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Cavioidea
Family : Caviidae
Subfamily : Caviinae
Genus : Galea

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Isis, vol. 24, 512

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512943

Original name as described

Cavia spixii

Type locality

"Amazonenstrome [= Amazon River]." Clarified by W. H. Osgood in 1915 to "Campos Geraes de San Felipe … lying just east of … Januaria, Bahia [= in Minas Gerais state]," Brazil. Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1961 to Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001201

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Kerodon palustris

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.4.28.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5f2245cd-2d0d-4d3f-88e0-1821240e12f0

Authority page

608

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815332

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cavia (Galea) wellsi

(Osgood, 1915)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

wellsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:20783

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=4374c075-ca57-424d-a4b2-8d5c316843b4

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2643064

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Galea spixii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Caviidae

Root name

spixii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

574

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8825/22189453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Galea spixii palustris

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Caviidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Galea spixii spixii

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Caviidae

Root name

spixii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Galea spixii wellsi

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Caviidae

Root name

wellsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Cavia spixii

(Wagler, 1831)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

spixii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

512

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512943

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

Lesson (1842:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cavia saxatilis

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13397198

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Cavia (Cerodon) saxatilis

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603080

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Kerodon Spixi

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Caviidae

Root name

spixi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

463

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548654

Authority publication

Leipzig

Galea spixi

Doutt, 1938

Family

Caviidae

Root name

spixi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

101

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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