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Understanding habitat characteristics of an endangered species in the field is critical to conserve or recover the endangered species. Mongolian racerunner, Eremias argus, is an endangered species designated by the Ministry of Environment of Korea, and it has found in coastal dunes, riparian areas, and mountain areas. In this study, we determined and compared the characteristics of E. argus habitat in coastal dunes and mountain areas where they are both present and absent. The sand dunes where E. argus are present have higher plant coverage than others. The grain size of the sand soil in the habitat is fine and medium and Elymus molis, Ischaemum anthephoroides, and Carex kobomugi are dominant plants. Various insects from 26 different families were found. The mountain areas where E. argus are present are composed of higher proportion of shrub and bare ground areas, but lower of tree areas than others. The grain size of the sand soil in the habitat is coarse and very coarse and plants from Gramineae and Fagaceae are dominant. Most lizards were observed on the bare ground where shrub is nearby.