American Cavy Breeders Association American Cavy Breeders Association The American Cavy Breeders Association (ACBA) is considered a specialty club under the America Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA). Like many other specialty clubs under ARBA, the ACBA maintains a membership, awards sweepstakes points, provides special awards, publishes a newsletter and contributes to developing new standards. Some may consider the ACBA to have greater responsibilities than other specialty clubs under ARBA because it is the only specialty club for cavies (Guinea Pigs) and supports all currently recognized breeds whereas most of the other ARBA specialty clubs are devoted to a single rabbit breed. The official acceptance of
Spix's yellow-toothed cavy Spix's yellow-toothed cavy Spix's yellow-toothed cavy, "Galea spixii", is a rodent, a cavy species from South America. It is found in Bolivia east of the Andes and much of south central to northeastern Brazil. The species is found in open savanna and semiarid habitats, such as the Cerrado and Caatinga of Brazil. Its karyotype is 2n = 64 and FN = 118. "Galea spixii" and "G. musteloides" are similar and may actually be the same species. "G. spixii" tolerates a wide range of environmental changes, though they need open habitats. It is the most stable species within the "Galea" group