Caviidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2016 2016-07-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I 406 438 book chapter 57852 10.5281/zenodo.6585510 25f0b78d-5046-4f38-b635-04a5a86e575e 978-84-941892-3-4 6585510 11. Eastern Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea flavidens French: Cobaye a dents jaunes / German: Ostliches Wieselmeerschweinchen / Spanish: Cuy de dientes amarillos oriental Other common names: Brazilian Yellow-toothed Cavy , Yellow-toothed Cavy Taxonomy. Cavia flavidens Brandt, 1835 , “Patria, Brasilia.” Galea flavidens is similar in overall appearance to G. spixii and considered to be a synonym by some. Monotypic. Distribution. C Brazil (Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goias Province), but distributional limits are poorly defined. Descriptive notes. Head-body 205-231 mm, ear 24-25 mm, hindfoot 43-47 mm; weight 150-330 g. Dorsum grayish with a brownish tint, similar overall to Spix’s Yellow-toothed Cavy (G. spixiz), but has a blackish dorsal area extending from eyes to nape. The abdomen and inner sides of the limbs are whitish. Habitat. Known only from a small region in cerrado savanna woodlands of Brazil. Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species. Breeding. A pregnant Eastern Yellow-toothed Cavy with one embryo was observed in November in a rocky cerrado formation. Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Eastern Yellow-toothed Cavy is presumably diurnal like other Galea . Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Conservation status of the Eastern Yellow-toothed Cavy is based on its supposedly large distribution that is not immediately threatened. Bibliography. Bonvicino, Lemos & Weksler (2005), Dunnum (2015), Eisenberg & Redford (1999), de Oliveira & Bonvicino (2006), Woods & Kilpatrick (2005).