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).
The specific name, baconi, is in honor of American herpetologist James Patterson Bacon, Jr. (1940âÂÂ1986).
T. baconi is viviparous.