Order Rodentia - Family Caviidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1552 1556 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 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 ).