Which freshwater turtles nest on sea beaches?

[tortoises101]

I can only think of diamondback terrapins (malachelys), northern river terrapins (batagur baska), and painted terrapins (callagur borneoensis). Are there any other species that nest on sea beaches?

 

[tortoises101]

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I want to find out which freshwater turtles either nest on sea beaches OR live in brackish water/estuarines. I can only think of Batagur baska, Callagur borneoensis, diamondback terrapins, and Mexican mud turtles. Any other species?

 

[zesty_17]

i have observed a few Red Eared Sliders swimming/feeding along the coast, and in brackish water systems, but have not seen any nesting behavior. I wouldn't put it past them though to nesting on the beach, but I can not tell you of any leads for this.

 

[tortoises101]

Thanks for the reply. Do the RES you have observed enter coastal waters and brackish systems only to feed?

 

[Kristina]

Don't forget the Mangrove terrapin

 

[tortoises101]

Don't forget the Mangrove terrapin

Which is a diamondback terrapin subspecies.

 

[zesty_17]

Thanks for the reply. Do the RES you have observed enter coastal waters and brackish systems only to feed?

I can only guess that feeding was the primary motivation, it was observed during a summer i spent monitoring sea turtle nesting behavior at Padre Island National Seashore, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

[Len B]

I have found red-bellied turtles,eastern mud turtles,spotted turtles,eastern painted turtles,and diamondback terrapins, living in the brackish tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River in Southern Md and Northern Neck Va.Last week a male painted turtle was walking the fence line trying to get into my back yard and all we have around us is tidal water.When I first saw him I figured it was female looking to lay eggs, was real surprised to see a male wandering so far from the river. Almost forgot the common snapping turtle,they are everywhere.Len

 

[tortoises101]

Thanks for the info.