Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith and are used with the permission of Robert Owen and the Centro de Mastzoologia del Paraguay.
CAVIIDAE COMPARATIVE SKULL GALLERY
Many thanks to Robert Owen and the Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay for permission to photograph skull specimens held in the collection there.

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Pampas Cavy Cavia aperea
DORSAL (FPMAM751PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM752PH); LATERAL (FPMAM753PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
DORSAL

DORSAL

VENTRAL

VENTRAL

LATERAL

LATERAL

DORSAL

DORSAL

VENTRAL

VENTRAL

LATERAL

LATERAL

Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea musteloides
DORSAL (FPMAM758PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM759PH); LATERAL (FPMAM760PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith and are used with the permission of Robert Owen and the Centro de Mastzoologia del Paraguay.
DORSAL

DORSAL

VENTRAL

VENTRAL

LATERAL

LATERAL

Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
DORSAL (FPMAM772PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM773PH); LATERAL (FPMAM774PH)