Tinkham's shieldback

Aglaothorax tinkhamorum

The black dots on the distribution map represent county records.

The above map shows the localities for the Ovatus Group species from Cole et al. (2025). The pink dots (encircled in a black line*) show localities for A. tinkhamorum.

State: California
Riverside County: Pinyon Flats along state highway 74. Santa Rosa mountains, Pinyon Flats. Cactus Spring Trailhead, 0.4 miles south of SR74 on Pinyon Flats Sta. Road. Pinyon Flat Campground, 14 miles southwest of Palm Desert on SR74. Pinyon Flat, San Jacinto Mountains. Pinyon Flats, intersection of Pinyon Drive and Highway 74. Ribbonwood Equestrian Campground, Santa Rosa Mountains. 1 mile west of Whitewater Canyon. Berdoo Canyon. Mouth of Whitewater Canyon. Upper Berdoo Canyon, Little San Bernardino Mountains. Whitewater Canyon. Whitewater Canyon, northwest of Palm Springs.
San Bernardino County: Little San Bernardino Mountains, 1 mile west of Yucca Valley. 5 miles south of Yucca Valley. Joshua Tree National Monument, L Covington Flat. Joshua Tree National Monument, Long Cyn Cholla Br. Joshua Tree National Monument, Pleasant Valley Quail Guzzler. EL Sleeper. Joshua Tree National Monument, U Covington Flat.
San Diego County: County Road S22 southwest of Borrego Springs. 5 miles west of Borrego Springs. Mason Valley. San Ysidro Mountains.

*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.