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I am thinking the frame is the same as the Blackhawk and it is called a Super Blackhawk simply because it is a 44mag. It also has the fluted cylinder like a Blackhawk.
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For many years after its introduction the Ruger Super Blackhawk only came one way. 7.5" barrel, unfluted cylinder, dragoon style triggerguard. Other differences from the Blackhawk were the grip frame, and the ejector rod housing were steel, not aluminum as they are on the Blackhawk. Also the Super had a grooved trigger (Blackhawk trigger is smooth) and a lower hammer spur with a larger checkered thumb pad. The unfluted cylinder and the use of steel over aluminum was to add a bit of weight to make the recoil of the .44 Mag a little easier.
The Square back Dragoon grip frame IS longer than the one on the Blackhawk. Blawkhawk grips will not fit.
Today (and for the past few years) Ruger offers the Super Blackhawk with different barrel lengths, fluted or non fluted cylinder and round or square back trigger guards. It may be that the round trigger uses the same grip frame as the Blackhawk, I do not know. IF it is, then Blackahwk grips would, obviously fit.
It may also be that the Hogue grip, which uses a slightly different mounting system than other types, might fit both grip frames. Again, I don't know, for certain. I've only had one Hogue grip, the hard plastic gray one, and it used an curious stirrup and screw mechanism for attachment, which looed to me like it would fit several different models of similar guns.