gigantic shieldback
Aglaothorax giganteus
The black dot 
on the distribution map represents Inyo County, California.
The above map shows the localities for the Ovatus Group species from Cole et al. (2025). The orange dots (encircled in a black line*) show localities for A. giganteus.
State: California
Inyo County:
8 miles west of Lone Pine on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada.
11 miles west of Lone Pine.
Big Pine Canyon.
Big Pine Canyon, Big Pine.
Big Pine Canyon, 9 miles west of Big Pine.
Lone Pine Canyon.
Lone Pine.
11 miles west of Lone Pine.
6.8 miles west of Big Pine on road to Sage Flat Camp.
7 miles west of Lone Pine on the road to Whitney Portal.
7 to 8 miles west of Lone Pine on Whitney Portal.
9 miles west of Lone Pine.
Whitney Portal Road, 4.8 miles west of Lone Pine.
Whitney Portal Road, 6 miles west of Lone Pine.
4.3 miles west of Independence, off Onion Valley Road.
Buttermilk Brea, 8 miles west of Bishop.
McMurray Meadows Road, 3.0 miles south of Glacier Lodge Road, 6 miles southwest of Big Pine.
*Line encircling the locality dots was 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 giganteus is found in Eastern Sierra Nevada in California.
*North America, north of Mexico.
List of United States Regions, States, and Counties
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West Region
State: California
Counties: Inyo.
Notes
References:
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]