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Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

George R. Zug
Curator Emeritus, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: Turtles of the World - Chaco side-necked turtle.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Jan 09, 2018
	Geologic time data updated.	Richard Pallardy	Sep 15, 2009
	Added new Web site: Zipcode Zoo - Side-Necked Turtle.	Veenu Setia	Nov 26, 2008
	Added new Web site: Turtles of the World - Chaco side-necked turtle.	Veenu Setia	Nov 26, 2008
	Added new Web site: Dr. Jungles' Coral Reef Animals of The World - African Side-necked Turtles.	Veenu Setia	Nov 26, 2008
	Added new Web site: Reptilechannel.com - Red-Bellied Side-Necked Turtle reptiles.	Veenu Setia	Nov 26, 2008
	Added new Web site: Woodland Park Zoo - Yellow-spotted Side-necked Turtle.	Veenu Setia	Nov 26, 2008
	Article revised and updated.	John P. Rafferty	May 02, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998