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).[1]

Tropidophorus baconi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tropidophorus
Species:
T. baconi
Binomial name
Tropidophorus baconi
Hikida, Riyanto & Ota, 2003

Etymology

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The specific name, baconi, is in honor of American herpetologist James Patterson Bacon, Jr. (1940–1986).[2]

Reproduction

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T. baconi is viviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tropidophorus baconi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidophorus baconi, p. 14).

Further reading

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  • Hikida T, Riyanto A, Ota H (2003). "A New Water Skink of the Genus Tropidophorus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia". Current Herpetology 22 (1): 29–36. (Tropdophorus baconi, new species).
  • Honda M, Ota H, Murphy RW, Hikida T (2006). "Phylogeny and biogeography of water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Scincidae): a molecular approach". Zoologica Scripta 35 (1): 85–95.
  • Koch A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore Islands. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.