This male was mating just off the trail. The female appeared to burrow into the mud afterwards. When I put the male back in the water it tried to hide by burrowing as well. Clemmys guttata (Testudines: Emydidae). Jule Metz Wetland, Prince William County, VA 14 April 2013
D. Johann David Schpfs knigl. Preuss. hofraths ... Naturgeschichte der Schildkrten :.Erlangen :Bey Johann Jakob Palm,1792[-1801].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38925397