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Sparking

River Cooter courtship. He kept swimming circles around her waving his toenails in her face. She seemed to be ignoring him but he was persistent. Finally they both sank into the murky water and I didn't see anything else. He may have been successful since they mate underwater on the substrate.
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)

Pseudemys concinna River Cooter white rock lake dallas texas spillway turtle aquatic turtle water turtle Cooter reptile creek between the lower spillway steps and the spillway swimming courtship behaviors courtship male turtle female turtle male river cooter female river cooter mating behaviors toenails long toenails