Galea is a genus of South American rodents of the family Caviidae. Four species are known, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Brazil. They are:

• Brazilian yellow-toothed cavy (G. flavidens)
• Muenster yellow-toothed cavy (G. monasteriensis)
• Common yellow-toothed cavy (G. musteloides)
• Spix's yellow-toothed cavy (G. spixii)

Galea has until recently been considered to have only three species; the Muenster yellow-toothed cavy was only described in 2004. G. flavidens is monotypic and G. musteloides and G. spixii are polytypic.