boto.sqs connect to non-aws endpoint

I'm currently in need of connecting to a fake_sqs server for dev purposes but I can't find an easy way to specify endpoint to the boto.sqs connection. Currently in java and node.js there are ways to specify the queue endpoint and by passing something like 'localhst:someport' I can connect to my own sqs-like instance. I've tried the following with boto:

fake_region = regioninfo.SQSRegionInfo(name=name, endpoint=endpoint)
conn = fake_region.connect(aws_access_key_id="TEST", aws_secret_access_key="TEST", port=9324, is_secure=False);

but it fails to retrieve the queue object. Has anyone achieved to connect to an own sqs instance ?