Food Habits of the Lycian Salamander, Lyciasalamandra fazilae (Başoğlu and Atatür, 1974): Preliminary data on Dalyan Population

Abstract. We analyzed stomach contents of 21 (13 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀) adult Lycian salamanders, Lyciasalamandra fazilae, inhabiting Gökbel and İztuzu, south of Dalyan (Köyceğiz, Muğla). Although various terrestrial invertebrates constitute the diet of the salamander, larvae and adult beetles (39.61%), centipedes (16.88%) are the most important food groups. Lyciasalamandra fazilae is an active predator capable of changing its feeding regime in proportion to the species richness within its habitat