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Aglaothorax armiger

distribution map for Aglaothorax armiger
Distribution Map for Aglaothorax armiger
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The black dots red target dot on the distribution map represent county records.

distribution map from Cole et al 2025 for Aglaothorax
Localities for Aglaothorax armiger
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The above map shows the localities for the Ovatus Group species from Cole et al. (2025). The red dots (two populations, each encircled in a black line*) show localities for A. armiger.

State: Nevada
Clark County: Lee Canyon, Spring Mountains. Lee Canyon Road between mileposts 6 and 9. Lee Canyon Road, 4 miles southwest of US95. Lee Canyon Road, 5.2 miles southwest of US95. Lee Canyon. Willow Creek.
Mineral County: Cottonwood Creek.

*Lines encircling the locality dots were added to the map by the SINA editor (tmy) to help the viewer pick out the dots; this is not an indication of range or distribution.

Summary of Species' SINA Distribution*

Aglaothorax armiger is found in the eastern Mojave Desert in Nevada.

*North America, north of Mexico.

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West Region

State: Nevada
Counties: Clark, Mineral.

Notes

References:

Cole et al. 2025 (map data) pp. 17, 30, 32

The distribution map on this page is referred to as the 2024 distribution map.

All records are from Cole et al. (2025). [tmy 11 January 2026]