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Help ID this pepper

So I ordered seeds this year as a first time hot pepper grower.  One that I order was the Moruga Trinidad Scorpion, but as my pods have began to mature I am not sure that is what I actually got.  Thoughts on what this pepper could be?  Attached are pics of it in both a green unripe state and a yellow/orange state.  Many have been yellow/orange for almost a week and am thinking those are ripe.  Any thoughts are appreciated.
 

 


Ok so I still need to figure out how to post the pics to here.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/305pnl9udbnwql9/20140801_072648.jpg
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2t2sy4qlkenedfg/20140801_072620.jpg
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hxtdmgpk26xyh1c/20140709_190309.jpg
 
I have several TS Morugas that have that kind of a shape to the ones you've posted picture links of, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was as advertised, but a smoother skinned variety. Keep in mind, variations do exist even among the same breed of pepper. The analogy I like to use is breeds of dog... Take two Great Danes, two chihuahuas, and so on, and compare them.... two of the same breed of dog will have differences in coat color, size, etc., but they are both considered that breed of dog :)
 
Hope this helps :)
 
Apprciate the reply, where I got them from carry a few different versions of the scorpion and one is a yellow.  Thoughts on waiting for them to turn red or could they just be a yellow/orange variety? 
 
Definitely wait for it :) I had a Moruga that, in the middle of ripening, looked more orange, but when I let it finish ripening, it turned a bright red. But again, depending on what you have around (and if you allow the plants to cross-pollenate), don't be surprised if get some color variation.
 
Well I went ahead an picked the orange ones this morning.  I had been watching one I was sure was ripe and it had started to develop a wood like line running down it.  That was starting to split open this morning.  I also looked further at my other plant out of the same seed pack and it looks more and more like what I would expect.  One of the pods on it is turning and is a totally different color and look.  Either way the one in question is packing some heat and has some good flavor too.  That's all that counts in the end I guess.
 
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