Galea flavidens Brandt 1835

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Caviidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1552-1556 : 1554

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scientific name	Galea flavidens Brandt 1835
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Galea flavidens Brandt 1835 , Mem. Acad. Sci. St. Petersbourg, ser. 6, 3: 439.

Type Locality: Unknown; possibly Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Vernacular Names: Brazilian Yellow-toothed Cavy.

Synonyms: Galea bilobidens ( Lund 1841) .

Distribution: Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Paula Couto (1950:232) considered flavidens synonymous with spixii , but see Cabrera (1961:573) who believed both to be distinct species and discussed the type locality.