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 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.