title: Tropidophorus baconi
text: # Tropidophorus baconi
  
  Tropidophorus baconi, also known commonly as Bacon's water skink or Bacon's waterside skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi (Indonesia).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, baconi, is in honor of American herpetologist James Patterson Bacon, Jr. (1940–1986).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. baconi is viviparous.
  
  