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We provide here a dataset that collects dietary data from 36 populations belonging to seven of the eight\n                    <jats:italic>Speleomantes<\/jats:italic>\n                    species (\n                    <jats:italic>S. strinatii<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>S. ambrosii<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>S. italicus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>S. flavus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>S. imperialis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>S. sarrabusensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>S. genei<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) and the natural hybrid zone\n                    <jats:italic>S. italicus<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00d7\n                    <jats:italic>S. ambrosii<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Eleven populations were sampled in natural and artificial subterranean environments for a total surveyed area of 4667\u2009m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    . Twenty\u2010five surface populations were sampled in woodlands, garrigues, and dry\u2010stone walls for a total surveyed area of 34,640\u2009m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    . Data collection took place from 2021 to 2024. Twenty\u2010seven populations were surveyed only once; the other nine were surveyed twice during different seasons\/years. The dataset contains information on a total of 1108 captured salamanders. Captured individuals were weighed using a digital scale and photographed in a portable photo studio to obtain high\u2010quality images used for post hoc measurements. This allows us to assess potential variation in the body condition of individuals over time (e.g., during different years or seasons) and identify potential divergences between conspecific populations. We used stomach flushing to obtain the stomach contents of the salamanders, which were assessed qualitatively and quantitatively using the stereomicroscope. In 930 salamanders, we could recognize 8899 consumed prey items belonging to 50 different prey categories (e.g., order level or lower). These data, in addition to adding new populations to the overall\n                    <jats:italic>Speleomantes<\/jats:italic>\n                    dataset, allow us to compare aboveground and subterranean\n                    <jats:italic>Speleomantes<\/jats:italic>\n                    populations to identify potential variations in trophic niche breadth that have occurred in populations that have colonized subterranean environments. Furthermore, the large number of samples performed on\n                    <jats:italic>S. italicus<\/jats:italic>\n                    allows for in\u2010depth analysis of potential variability among conspecific populations. The dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/ecy.70287","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,18]],"date-time":"2026-01-18T07:44:56Z","timestamp":1768722296000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dietary data from surface and subterranean populations of\n                    <i>Speleomantes<\/i>\n                    cave salamanders"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"107","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4228-2750","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Enrico","family":"Lunghi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences University of L'Aquila  L'Aquila 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