Diet of the Ouachita Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) in Southeastern Oklahoma

Paul Shipman; Doyle L. Crosswhite; Stanley F. Fox

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0398:DOTODS]2.0.CO;2

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Paul Shipman,¹ Doyle L. Crosswhite,² Stanley F. Fox³

¹Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078
²Division of Science, St. Gregory's University, 1900 W. MacArthur Dr., Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
³Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078.

Abstract

We studied the diet and prey selection of Desmognathus brimleyorum in southeastern Oklahoma relative to salamander size class and availability of prey. We found significant differences in prey consumed by large and small size classes. Also, by comparison with invertebrate samples taken in one salamander habitat, prey selected by D. brimleyorum was significantly disproportionate to its availability. Dipterans were taken more commonly than encountered in the habitat, and isopods taken less commonly.

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Paul Shipman, Doyle L. Crosswhite, and Stanley F. Fox "Diet of the Ouachita Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) in Southeastern Oklahoma," The American Midland Naturalist 141(2), 398-401, (1 April 1999). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0398:DOTODS]2.0.CO;2

Received: 22 September 1997; Accepted: 1 June 1998; Published: 1 April 1999

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