Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de John Reeves (1774-1856)[2].
Publication originale
Say in James, 1823 : Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20 : by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, sec'y of war: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party, vol. 2, p. 1-356 (texte intégral).