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Taxonomy
Cavia was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.
It was assigned to Subungulata by Illiger (1811); to Caviina by Gray (1825); and to Caviidae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Spotorno et al. (2004) and Salles et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Subungulata by Illiger (1811); to Caviina by Gray (1825); and to Caviidae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Spotorno et al. (2004) and Salles et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1766 | Cavia Pallas |
1811 | Cavia Illiger p. 93 |
1825 | Cavia Gray p. 341 |
1997 | Cavia McKenna and Bell |
2004 | Cavia Spotorno et al. p. 244 |
2006 | Cavia Salles et al. p. 9 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Cavia Pallas 1766 [guinea pig]
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Subg. Cavia (Cavia) Pallas 1766
Cavia aperea Erxleben 1777 [Brazilian guinea pig]
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Cavia aperea aperea Erxleben 1777
Cavia aperea guianae Thomas 1901
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Invalid names: Cavia anolaimae Allen 1916 [synonym], Cavia guianae caripensis Ojasti 1964 [synonym]
Cavia aperea nana Thomas 1917
Cavia aperea pamparum Thomas 1901
Invalid names: Cavia porcellus venezuelae Allen 1911 [synonym]
Cavia aperea hypoleuca Cabrera 1953
†Cavia cabrerai Candela and Bonini 2017
Cavia fulgida Wagler 1831 [shiny guinea pig]
†Cavia galileoi Verzi and Quintana 2005
Cavia intermedia Cherem et al. 1999 [Santa Catarina's guinea pig]
†Cavia lamingnae Locks and Montenegro 1985
Cavia magna Ximenez 1980 [greater guinea pig]
†Cavia oeningensis Holl 1829
Cavia patzelti Schliemann 1982
Cavia porcellus Linnaeus 1758 [guinea pig]
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Invalid names: Cavia cobaya Pallas 1766 [objective synonym]
Cavia tschudii Fitzinger 1867 [montane guinea pig]
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Cavia tschudii arequipae Osgood 1919
Cavia tschudii osgoodi Sandborn 1949
Cavia tschudii tschudii Fitzinger 1867
Invalid names: Cavia tschudii pallidior Thomas 1917 [replaced]
Cavia tschudii sodalis Thomas 1926
†Cavia vates Winge 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available