Galea flavidens Brandt 1835

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.