It is endemic to Peru and known from the Cordillera Central west of the Apurímac River in the Ayacucho Region.

The snout is subacuminate in dorsal view and sloping in lateral profile.

The groin and concealed surfaces of hind limbs are pale, dull orange (orange-red in males).

[2] Niceforonia lucida occurs in the wet paramo with puna grass, ferns, moss and lichens, and in upper humid montane forest at elevations of 2,970–3,710 m (9,740–12,170 ft) above sea level.

[2] The species is threatened by habitat loss, primarily caused by clearance of land for agriculture.